Early Church Father's Letter On Consecrated Virginity?

[MarysLittleFlower]

There was a letter that I came across before, written by an early Church Father, to consecrated virgins... he mentioned some particular things like modesty, simplicity of dress, etc. Does anyone know what I'm referring to? I can't remember the early Church Father's name or the document.... I'm wondering if anyone knows? thanks :)

[Sr Mary Catharine OP]

I think you are thinking of St. Ambrose and I think the section you are referring to is in the Office for the Common of Virgins. I'll look it up.

[God's Beloved]

Maybe you are writing about On the Veiling of Virgins

 

http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0403.htm

 

 

 

Edited February 14, 2014 by God's Beloved

[oklip955]

Just to let you know St Augustine and several other of the early church fathers wrote about consecrated virgins. 

 

Maryann 

consecrated virgin living in the world

[Sponsa-Christi]

St. Jerome also wrote a letter in about 385 A.D.  to his dear friend, St. Eustochium, to congratulate her on becoming a consecrated virgin and to exhort her to live her vocation fervently. While I don't think we can take this letter as an exact, ready-made blueprint for how modern consecrated virgins are to live, it does give a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the consecrated virgins in late antiquity.

 

St. Jerome's letter 22 to St. Eustochium can be found online in an English translation here: http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3001022.htm

 

St. Ambrose's work De Virginibus, which Sr. Mary Catharine mentioned, can also be found online in English on the same site: http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3407.htm

 

Also, in case anyone is interested, I do have a bibliography of Church Fathers' writings on consecrated virgins on my blog, which includes all the links I was able to find: http://sponsa-christi.blogspot.it/p/church-fathers.html

 

[MarysLittleFlower]

Thanks! :) I found it!